必修三-Unit1-festivals-and-celebrations

Festivalsandcelebrations节日和庆典Festivalsandcelebrationsofallkindshavebeenheldeverywheresinceancienttime.•Ofallkinds:各种各样的•现在完成时：havedone+动词过去分词•Ancienttime古代•Held是hold的过去式，举行的意思•各种各样的节日和庆典被世界各地举行，自从古代。•自古以来，世界各地举行了各种各样的节日和庆典。Mostancientfestivalswouldcelebratetheendofcoldweather,plantinginspringandharvestinautumn.•Theendofsth.:……的结尾或结束•Weather天气；plant种植；•大多数古代的节日都庆祝严寒天气的结束、春天的播种和秋天的收获。Sometimescelebrationswouldbeheldafterhuntershadcaughtanimals.•有时，庆典会举行在猎人捕获猎物之后•有时，在猎人捕获猎物后，也举行庆典活动。Atthattimepeoplewouldstarveiffoodwasdifficulttofind,especiallyduringthecoldwintermonths.•sth.be+adj+不定式：句型用不定式来表主动。•Especially•特别地•在那个时代，人们会饿死，如果食物太难找，特别是在寒冷的冬月。•在那个时代，如果食物太难找，人们会饿死，特别是在寒冷的冬月。Today’sfestivalshavemanyorigins,somereligious,someseasonal,andsomeforspecialpeopleorevents.•origin:起源，来由•religious：宗教的•现在的节日有许多由来，一些是宗教上的，一些是季节性的，一些是纪念特殊的人和事件的。Festivalofthedead亡灵节•Somefestivalsareheldtohonorthedeadortosatisfytheancestors,whomightreturneithertohelportodoharm.•Honor,同honour,纪念•Thedead死去的人•有些节日是为纪念死去的人，或使祖先得到满足，因为祖先们可能回到世上提供帮助，也可能带来危害。FortheJapanesefestivalObon,peopleshouldgotocleangravesandlightincenseinmemoryoftheirancestors.•Cleangraves：扫墓•Inmemoryof：纪念•在日本的盂兰盆节，人们要扫墓、燃香，以纪念祖先。Theyalsolightlampsandplaymusicbecausetheythinkthatthiswillleadtheancestorsbacktoearth.•Lightlamp:点灯笼•Backtoearth:回到人世间•他们还点灯笼和放音乐，因为他们认为这样做能引导祖先们回到人世间。InMexico,peoplecelebratethedayofthedeadinearlyNovember.•在墨西哥，亡灵节是在11月初。Onthisimportantfeastday,peopleeatfoodintheshapeofskullsandcakeswith‘bone’onthem.Intheshapeof:以……形状在这个重要的节日里，人们会吃制成骨头形状的食物和带有“骨头”装饰的蛋糕。Theyofferfood,flowersandgiftstothedead.•他们向亡者献上食物、鲜花和礼物。•ThewesternholidayHalloweenalsohaditsorigininoldbeliefsaboutthespiritsofdeadpeople.•Haveitsorigininsth.:起源于•Spirit:灵魂、精神•西方节日万圣节也源自人们对于亡者的灵魂的古老的信念。It’snowchildren’sfestival,whentheycandressupandgototheirneighbor‘shomestoaskforsweets.Iftheneighborsdonotgiveanysweets,thechildrenmightplayatrickonthem.•Dressup:打扮•Neighbor:邻居•Askfor:要、请求•Playatrickonsb.:向……开玩笑、捉弄•万圣节如今成了小孩子的节日，在这一天，他们可以乔装打扮上邻居家要糖果吃。如果邻居不给糖果，小孩子可以捉弄他们。Festivaltohonorpeople纪念名人的节日•Festivalscanalsobeheldtohonorfamouspeople.Thedragonboatfestivalinchinahonorsthefamousancientpoet,QuYuan.•也有纪念名人的节日。中国的端午节是纪念古代著名诗人屈原的。IntheUSA,ColumbusDayisinmemoryofthearrivalofChristopherColumbusintheNewWorld.•Thearrivalof:……的到达•美国的哥伦布日是纪念克里斯托弗.哥伦布发现“新大陆”的日子。IndiahasanationalfestivalonOctober2thtohonorMohandasGandhi,theleaderwhohelpedgainIndia'sindependencefromBritain.•gainindependencefromsb.从sb.得到自由•Helpsb.dosth.帮助某人做某事•theleader是指Gandhi，而whohelpedgain…这个句子是用来说明theleader的。•印度在10月2号有个全国性节日，纪念甘地，他是帮助印度摆脱英国而独立的领袖。Harvestfestival庆祝丰收的节日•Peoplearegratefulbecausetheirfoodisgatheredforthewinterandtheagriculturalworkisover.•grateful:感激的•gather：收集•forthewinter:越冬•因为越冬的粮食收集起来了，农活也结束了，人们心怀感激之情。InEuropeancountries,peoplewillusuallydecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruits,andwillgettogethertohavemeals.•European：欧洲的；Europe：欧洲•decoratesth.withsth.用……来装饰……•Church:教堂•Townhall:市政厅•在欧洲国家，人们通常用花果来装饰教堂和市政厅，在一起聚餐。ChinaandJapanhaveMid-autumnFestivals,whenpeopleadmiredthemoon.Admirethemoon:赏月中国和日本都有中秋节，这时，人们会赏月。在中国，人们还品尝月饼。Somepeoplemightwinawardsfortheirfarmproduce.Winawardfor:因……而获奖有些人还可能因为他们的农产品而获奖。Springfestivals春天的节日•Themostenergeticandimportantfestivalsaretheonesthatlookforwardtotheendofwinterandtothecomingofspring.•energetic:有活力的•Lookforwardto(doing)sth.:期待（做某事）•theone:代指主语•最富有生气又最重要的节日，就是告别冬天并迎来春天的日子。AtthespringfestivalinChina,peopleeatdumplings,fishandmeatandmaygivechildrenluckymoneyinredpaper.•Luckymoney:压岁钱•Inredpaper:红包•在中国的春节里，人们会吃饺子、鱼和肉，并会给孩子红纸包着的压岁钱。Somewesterncountrieshaveveryexcitingcarnivals,whichtakeplacefortydaysbeforeEaster,usuallyinFebruary.•在一些西方国家有激动人心的狂欢节，通常是在二月，复活节前的四十天。Thesecarnivalsmightincludeparades,dancinginthestreetsdayandnight,loudmusicandcolorfulclothingofallkinds.•狂欢节期间，人们身着各种艳丽的节日盛装，伴随着鼓噪的音乐，在街头游行，昼夜跳舞。EasterisanimportantreligiousandsocialfestivalforChristiansaroundtheworld.•Sth.isimportantforsb.•对某人来说，某事是十分重要的。•对于世界各地的基督教徒来说，复活节是十分重要的宗教上的和公众的节日。ItcelebratesthereturnofJesusfromthedeadandthecomingofspringandnewlife.•Jesus：耶稣，他在复活节会复活。•复活节庆祝耶稣的复活、新生命和春天的到来。Japan’sCherryBlossomFestivalhappensalittlelater.•樱花节•Cherry樱花；Blossom花开；•不久，日本就迎来了樱花节Thecountry,coveredwithcherrytreeflowers,looksasthoughitiscoveredwithpinksnow.•asthough:好像•becoveredwithsth.被某物所覆盖•整个国家被樱花所覆盖，就好像披满了粉红的雪。•coveredwithcherrytreeflowers用来修饰thecountry.Peoplelovetogettogethertoeat,drinkandhavefunwitheachother.•havefunwithsb.与……玩•人们喜欢一起吃东西、喝饮料和玩乐。Festivalsletusenjoylife,beproudofourcustomsandforgetourworkforalittlewhile.•letsb.dosth.让某人做某事•beproudofsb./sth.为某人某事感到骄傲•Custom:风俗，习俗，常规•Forget:忘记•节日让我们享受生活，让我们为自己的习俗而自豪，还可以暂时忘掉工作中的烦恼。